Barack Obama, Universal Health Care | featured news

For President Obama, giving up on a public insurance plan could punch a hole in Republican arguments but could also alienate liberal Democrats.

The president tells a crowd in Montana: 'What you haven't seen on TV, and what makes me proud, are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country.'

President Obama today denounced the news media's emphasis on scenes of angry protesters at healthcare town halls as he fielded polite but tough questioning on his efforts.

President Barack Obama assailed insurance companies on Tuesday as he sought to counter an onslaught of conservative opposition to a U.S. healthcare overhaul at a town hall meeting that drew protests outside.

President Obama is switching his message on his overhaul of the nation's health care system, readying a fresh pitch designed ...

Saying it's not logical to complain that the government 'can't run anything' but will put them out of business, he also leaves room for compromise on a public plan as Congress tackles the issue.

President Obama takes his call for government-funded health insurance to a skeptical audience Monday.

The 10-year budget outline that the White House will release officially Thursday aims to pay for universal health care coverage in part by collecting more in taxes from wealthy Americans.

President Barack Obama's push to revamp the costly and inefficient U.S. healthcare system was facing delay even before Tom Daschle, who was chosen to head the initiative, withdrew his nomination as health secretary.

Expanding government-sponsored health care to 4 million more children would make a down payment on Barack Obama's promise to provide universal health care to all Americans who want it.